Guizhou, a unique experience of ethnic culture
Three major festivals calendar from 2019 to 2020
Sister's Meal Festival
Date: Apr 19-21 in 2019; Apr 7-9 in 2020
Place: Shidong Village in Taijiang
Featured activities: folk song singing & Lusheng dance
Lusheng Festival
Date: Oct 25 in 2019; Nov 12 in 2020
Place: Huangping Gulong Village near Kaili
Featured activities: folk song singing, bullfighting & Lusheng dance
Sacrifice to Heaven Festival
Date: Jul 17 in 2019; Aug 4 in 2020
Place: Huanggang Village near Zhaoxing
Featured activities: sacrifice ceremony & folk song singing
Note: the date of the festivals needs to be reconfirmed again.
Sisters’ Meal Festival
Sisters’ Meal Festival is a celebration of love and spring. It falls on the 15th day of March in the lunar calendar and lasts 3 days. At the time of the gathering, young girls wear their most beautiful dresses and delicate silver accessories to attract the young men. A kaleidoscope of ethnic costumes will provide you an exotic fashion show.
Itinerary of the Sisters’ Meal Festival
Day 1 Guiyang
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2 Guiyang - Kaili
In the morning, take a car ride to Kaili and explore Qingman Short-skirt Miao Village. Then visit the Shiqiao Miao Village and see its traditional way of making paper from the bark of mulberry tree.
Day 3 Kaili - Shidong - Kaili
Today, take a car ride to Shidong and join in the Sisters’ Meal Festival.
Later, transfer back to the hotel in Kaili.
Day 4 Kaili - Guiyang
Transfer from Kaili to the airport in Guiyang for your departure.
Lusheng Festival
During the Lusheng Festival, the Miao people come from far and near to attend this gathering. Hundreds of the Lusheng (a reed instrument) in dozens of groups are simultaneously played by the boys and the music is reverberating far and wide. The Miao girls wearing silver-decorated ethnic costumes are dancing together to the rhythms, forming one circle after another together on the playing ground, and appearing a silver swirling sea.
Itinerary of the Lusheng Festival
Day 1 Guiyang
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2 Guiyang - Kaili
Take a car ride to Kaili and explore Qingman Short-skirt Miao Village. Then visit the Shiqiao Miao Village and see its traditional way of making paper from the bark of mulberry tree.
Day 3 Kaili - Huangping - Kaili
Take a car ride to Huangping County and join in the Lusheng Festival in Chong'anjiang.
Later, transfer back to the hotel in Kaili.
Day 4 Kaili - Huangping - Kaili
Take a car ride to Huangping County and join in the Lusheng Festival in Gulong.
Later, transfer back to the hotel in Kaili.
Day 5 Kaili - Guiyang
Transfer from Kaili to the airport in Guiyang for your departure.
Sacrifice to Heaven Festival
The Festival of Sacrifice to Heaven is a special celebration of the Dong Ethnic Group. It is originated from the Huanggang Village near Zhaoxing in Guizhou. During the Festival, local people sacrifice livestock to the gods and thousands of villagers pray for good harvest by shouting to the gods for 2 - 3 hours. After the sacrificial rites, they will have a traditional banquet and sing folk songs together.
Itinerary of the Sacrifice to Heaven Festival
Day 1 Guiyang
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2 Guiyang - Kaili
In the morning, take a car ride to Kaili and visit the Matang Miao Village and Kaili Museum.
Day 3 Kaili - Rongjiang
Today visit the Langde Miao Village and the Shiqiao Miao Village and see its traditional way of making paper from the bark of mulberry tree. Then take a car ride to Rongjiang.
Day 4 Rongjiang - Congjiang
Today, take a car ride to Congjiang and visit the Dali Dong Village and the Basha Miao Village en route.
Day 5 Congjiang - Huanggang - Zhaoxing
Take a car ride to Huanggang and join in the Festival of Sacrifice to Heaven.
Then transfer to the hotel in Zhaoxing.
Day 6 Zhaoxing
Today, take a visit to the Zhaoxing Dong Village and Tang’an Dong Villages with its surrounding terraced fields.
Day 7 Zhaoxing - Sanjiang
In the morning, take car ride to Sanjiang. Visit the Chengyang Village Clusters. Then admire the Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge.
Day 8 Sanjiang - Longsheng - Guilin
Take a car ride to Longsheng County and pay a visit to Longsheng Dragon Spine Rice Terraces.
Then take a car ride to Guilin.